Victoria Coren
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 Victoria Coren backstage at the 2004 Victor Chandler Poker Cup |
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Victoria (Vicky) Coren (born 1972), is an author, journalist and poker player. She is the daughter of humourist Alan Coren, sister of journalist Giles Coren, and a graduate of the University of Oxford.
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[edit] Journalism and other writing; work in other media
Coren writes weekly columns for The Observer and The Guardian newspapers and regular articles for other publications.
Her books include:
- Love 16
- King Lear: Fathers and Daughters
- Once more with feeling (about her attempt, with co-author Charlie Skelton, to make the best hard-core porn movie ever)
Coren adapted C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too... by her friend John Diamond into a play called A Lump In My Throat.
She was the presenter of the BBC TV programme Balderdash and Piffle, as well as BBC Radio 4’s Off the Page programme.
Coren also commentates on the Sky Sports poker program "William Hill Poker Grand Prix 2".
[edit] Poker
During her poker career, she has become a close friend of The Hendon Mob, and mixed weekly home games with frequent visits to two regular casinos.
Coren appeared in five episodes of Late Night Poker, although she never made it to a series grand final. However in Late Night Poker's spin-off Celebrity Poker Club, she defeated Willie Thorne to win the series two grand final before joining Jesse May as the commentator in series three.
In the 2003 Hold-Em 100 tournament in London she turned up as a guest dealer for the final table.
She frequents the Victoria Casino in London's Edgware Road, where she plays Texas hold 'em.
As of 2006, her total live tournament winnings exceeded $1,000,000.
On Sunday 24th September 2006 Coren won the main event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) London, held at the Grosvenor Victoria casino. After a gruelling four-day event she found herself heads up with Aussie pro Emad Tahtou. After only two hands of heads up play the table saw a flop of 5-3-4. Emad moved all-in and Coren called instantly. Emad showed 8-6, and Vicky had 6-7. Having flopped the straight she defeated her opponent and walked away with £500,000 in prize money, and the EPT trophy.
[edit] Trivia
- Coren claims her favourite movie is The Graduate as it makes her nostalgic for an era before her birth.
- Coren cites the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott as an inspiration.
[edit] External links
- Hendon Mob tournament results
- Interview with sportinglife.com
- Profile
- Victoria Coren at the Internet Movie Database
- PokerPlayer magazine interview
| European Poker Awards Outstanding Tournament Performance of the Year Winners |
| 2001: Simon Trumper - 2002: Barny Boatman - 2003: Gus Hansen |
| 2004: Martin De Knijff - 2005: Rob Hollink - 2006: Victoria Coren |
